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100 1 _aGraham, Harry,
_d1874-1936
245 1 0 _aRuthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-01-24
508 _aProduced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes" by Harry Graham is a collection of satirical and darkly humorous verses written in the early 20th century. The book presents a series of cleverly crafted poems that explore themes of mischief, morbidity, and familial relationships through a tone of whimsical cruelty. The work encapsulates a playful yet sinister perspective on childhood and parenting, reflecting the era's fascination with both innocence and darker societal issues. The collection is filled with verses that recount various misadventures and mishaps involving children and their relatives. Each poem introduces characters who engage in wildly inappropriate and often fatal antics, such as a parent punishing a child with exaggerated consequences or siblings concocting schemes that result in calamities. The humor is sharp and sometimes macabre, with hidden critiques of Victorian societal norms regarding family, childhood, and morality. Through its combination of playful language and grim humor, the book challenges readers to confront the absurdities of human behavior and the traditions upheld in heartless homes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHumorous poetry, English
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35051
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